Second Grade 2021-2022 School Year Arborbrook Christian Academy LANGUAGE ARTS Subject Texts and Sources Used Literature ● Mrs. Piggle Wiggle ● The Trumpet of the Swan ● The World According to Humphrey ● Frog and Toad Together ● Hill of Fire ● Stuart Little ● The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis ● Nate the Great series ● Little House on the Prairie* *As time allows (and/or make them available for advanced students to read) Writing Narrative writing Poetry Creative writing: Write short stories from a picture Non-fiction writing: Friendly and business letters Phonics & Saxon Phonics Level 2 Handwriting A Reason for Handwriting Book B- Manuscript Grammar Daily Oral Language Copy Work & Teacher led copy work & dictations from passages from literature being read in class Dictations (may also sometimes include poetry passages). Literature excerpts chosen are worthy of emulation and gradually increase length of passages during the course of the year. Spelling & Spelling lists from Saxon Phonics 2 Vocabulary Spelling & vocabulary in context of copy work & dictations Narration Narrations are done in a variety of ways: orally, written, drawings, acting it out, or Emphasis role playing. Tasks are set to the children to make them condense, classify, generalise, infer, judge, visualise, discriminate, labour with their minds in one way or another (AmblesideOnline). Poetry & ● Poems by poet of the year, Christina Rosetti including “Who has Seen the Recitation Wind?” “Boats Sail on the Rivers (The Rainbow),” “What is Pink?” “Growing in the Vale (Lady Daffadonwdilly)” “The Caterpillar,” and “In the Bleak Mid-Winter” (Christmas), and “To My Mother” (Mother’s Day) Second Grade MATH, SCIENCE, & NATURE STUDY Subject Texts and Sources Used Math enVision Mathematics 2020 (Savvas) Science: Exploring Creation with Land Animals Study of ecosystems and biomes using One Small Square books Land Animals & Emphasis on Nature Study Ecosystems Nature Study ● Fall Theme: Patterns and Change o Edible School Garden- sowing/harvesting Ecosystems o Interdependence o Desert/Rainforest biomes o Nature journaling ● Winter Theme: Discovery and Observation o Winter nature trail walks and games o Animal habitats, exploring animal tracks o Nature journaling ● Spring Theme: Community and Interdependence o Exploring vernal ponds o Parts of a frog, frog lifecycle o Edible school garden- sowing/harvesting o Nature journaling ● Read about the Naturalists of the Year: Lewis & Clark, Jane Goodall Second Grade HISTORY, INSPIRATIONAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY, & BIBLE Subject Texts and Sources Used History: ● Sacagawea (D’Aulaire) ● Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West American History ● How We Crossed the West; The Adventures of Lewis and Clark Mid 1700’s-Mid ● Daniel Boone 1800’s: Native ● Johnny Appleseed Americans, ● If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon Westward ● A Pioneer Sampler ● Exploration, Little House on the Prairie (Wilder)- may do as read aloud if necessary ● Buffalo Bill (D’Aulaire) Pioneers ● Jed Smith: Trailblazer of the West (excerpts) ● California Gold Rush ● They’re Off! The Story of the Pony Express ● Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express Picture Study Paintings from the Time Period: ● Pictures by Bierstadt, artist of the year ● “The Sunny Hours of Childhood” by Edward Lamson Henry ● Paintings by van Gogh* Composer Study Music of the time period: ● American Folk music, including music from I Hear America Singing (esp. “Go Tell It on the Mountain”) ● “Wait for the Wagon” and other Laura Ingalls favorite songs (Musical Memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder CD) ● Diane Waring (“Wait for the Wagon” and “Sweet Betsy from Pike” and “O Susannah” ● CDs: “The Heart of a New Land America 1750-1890” and “The Heart of the Old Westward Ho!” ● Music by Gustav Holst, specifically “The Planets”* ● Imagine music representing a story; illustrate the story Geography ● Use map scales to find the distance between two points ● Learn the locations of 5 major rivers in the United States ● Identify the mid-western states and northwestern states Bible The Child’s Story Bible Old Testament: Part IV: Settlement Part V: Kings New Testament: Part VIII: Saviour (p. 292-331).